Where does “þyrs” come from?

þyrs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

þyrs (Old English): monster, demon, giant

Definitions

  1. monster, demon, giant

Ancestry of “þyrs”, step by step

þyrs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þursaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþursaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—

via Proto-Germanic þursiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþursizgiant, name of the Þ-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwer-to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...

via Proto-Germanic þurisaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurisazgiant; demon; monster; name of the þ-rune

Words derived from “þyrs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursaz →